The Hustle Lie: Recovery Isn't Retreating. It's Reloading.

So again, it wasn't a flip of the switch, but it started helping me realize I got to figure out how to be in my business less.

We have our reticulator activator system, the RAS, as some people call it.

It's a simple idea.

If you're looking at buying a Toyota Camry, all of a sudden when you're driving out, you're gonna notice all the Toyota Camrys.

So my RIS system now is on like, anything that helps free up time for me, My mind is focused, like it focuses on those things.

And so there's a couple moments I had to join another firm, CPA license stuff.

I had to have another CPA sign off on my hours.

So I'm like, crap, I have to go from a solopreneur to working for somebody again.

The firm I had joined at the time assigned an assistant to me because up until that point, I was wearing all the hats.

Here's a junior accountant.

They're going to help you tax prep stuff.

And it was so glorious because this team member would tax prep things.

It cut my time on tax returns down by 75% because I just had to reviewed input instead of doing the actual input.

And so that was the first thing.

Oh.

Having a system in place and other people to help me freeze up my time and look how much more time I'm home earlier.

At that time, I was a diehard hustle culture guy and trying to fight that out of my DNA was tough.

The second moment happened.

I had left that other firm and I'm back to growing my own business.

And I had two really good senior accountant candidates there.

And the goal was to only hire one, but I do believe in the principle, good people can be hard to find.

So if you come across them, hold on to them.

So I went home and talked to my wife and I said, look, here's the deal.

I think we need to hire both.

We need to make some personal sacrifices on our lifestyle for a little bit.